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Organoleptic Characteristics of Flavor Materials: April 2015

This edition features discussions of Trans-2-Undecenol, propyl isovalerate, vanillyl butyl ether, γ-Methyl decalactone and more.

Progress in Essential Oils

Lovage root oil, lovage leaf oil and Cyperus articulatus oil.

Ethyl Iso-Valerate in Tropical, Berry, Fruit and Other Flavors

Ethyl iso-valerate makes it a great partner for a number of related esters, especially ethyl butyrate, ethyl 2-methyl butyrate and ethyl hexanoate.

Butyl butyryllactate has an attractive creamy character, but it is quite difficult to see a close relative amongst more obvious creamy notes.

Flavor Bites: Butyl Butyryllactate

Butyl butyryllactate has an attractive creamy character, but it is quite difficult to see a close relative amongst more obvious creamy notes.

The Butyl Acetates

Butyl acetate: The use of lower aliphatic esters to create fruit flavors is most interesting and intriguing. Many of the flavors of our common fruits can be mimicked using a number of mixtures of completely different groups of these esters.

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Flavor Bites: sec-Butylamine

For flavorists, the amines category might be among the least popular for flavor creation. Difficult to use and pungent, these chemicals can be used in a variety of savory, some fruit and even whiskey flavors.

In cherry flavors, butyl acetate plays a secondary role, and levels range from 30 ppm to 100 ppm.

Butyl Acetate in Fruit & Non-Fruit Flavors

This ester is very effective when used in combination with iso-amyl acetate in a wide range of flavors.

5-Butyl-4-methyloxolan-2-one

This material offers oak flavor versatility in alcoholic drinks, dairy and sweet flavorings

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Adding Complexity to Beverage Fruit Flavors: 2-Methyl Butyl 2-Methyl Butyrate

Many fruit flavors contain significant quantities of aliphatic esters. Analyses often reveal frightening complexities, like finding more than 100 different aliphatic esters in strawberries. The two most common approaches to tackling this daunting problem, however, lie at opposite ends of the creative spectrum.

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Progress in Essential Oils: Ylang Ylang and Cananga oil

This month's column discusses the chemical compositions of ylang ylang and cananga oil.

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